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Getting pregnant on my GLP-1 journey This is the video I wish I had when I found out I was pregnant while taking a GLP-1

This is the same physiologic process seen when someone stops lifting weights: muscle size decreases because the stimulus is gonenot because muscle is being destroyed. Common Misconception: GLP-1 Drugs Burn Muscle Reality: Muscle loss during GLP-1associated weight loss is driven by reduced mechanical load and insufficient protein/calories , not by a toxic or catabolic drug effect. When Lean-Mass Loss Becomes True Muscle Wasting True muscle wasting is uncommon with GLP-1 therapy and is usually related to undernutrition , not the medication itself

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Together, they may offer a balanced approachcombining potent weight loss with longterm metabolic health